Nidhiki of the Shadows Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 So the return of Bionicle has got me so hyped that I took the time to procure every Bionicle book so I could reread them. They're easy reads, and I remember having fun with them so I thought "why not". It's been such a long time since I've read them though. I remember my favourite being either Mystery of Metru Nui or Swamp of Secrets. What was everyone's favourite? Any stand out books that you hold special to you, or just loved to pieces? I remember the general gist of things but the actual writing itself seems to escape me. Let me know so I have something to look forward to! -NotS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sumiki Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Time Trap. 2 avatar by Lady Kopaka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Nidhiki of the Shadows Posted September 16, 2014 Author Share Posted September 16, 2014 (edited) Time Trap.Time Trap.Yes, I remember Time Trap being pretty good, and a lot of people seem to love that one. I dunno, I never thought it stood out to me before, but maybe going into it with different expectations will yield a different opinion. Pretty excited to revisit it. -NotS Edited September 16, 2014 by Nidhiki of the Shadows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
25K Now! Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Time Trap.Time Trap.Yes, I remember Time Trap being pretty good, and a lot of people seem to love that one. I dunno, I never thought it stood out to me before, but maybe going into it with different expectations will yield a different opinion. Pretty excited to revisit it. -NotS For me, it's mostly due to the Vakama and Makuta interactions. And Vakama. http://vimeo.com/198967785 BZPRPG Profiles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nidhiki of the Shadows Posted September 16, 2014 Author Share Posted September 16, 2014 (edited) Time Trap.Time Trap.Yes, I remember Time Trap being pretty good, and a lot of people seem to love that one. I dunno, I never thought it stood out to me before, but maybe going into it with different expectations will yield a different opinion. Pretty excited to revisit it. -NotS For me, it's mostly due to the Vakama and Makuta interactions. And Vakama. Ah fair. I do remember liking that, and also Vakama's indecisiveness upon viewing the alternate dimension with the Matoran as Toa Metru instead. The Shadowed One and Sentrakh having central roles was really cool too, but I guess I just didn't really dig that it only really focused on two characters. I always loved the stories with team interaction. Another question - I'm thinking of skipping the novelizations for the films. I do remember Legends of Metru Nui had that Lohrak scene in the novel and Web of Shadows had a little appendix at the end of it but other than that, were there other omitted film scenes in the novels? -NotS Edited September 16, 2014 by Nidhiki of the Shadows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
25K Now! Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 It's been a while since I've read them, so I can't remember. However, imo the novelisations are better than the movies. http://vimeo.com/198967785 BZPRPG Profiles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nidhiki of the Shadows Posted September 16, 2014 Author Share Posted September 16, 2014 Well I didn't mind the novels for sure, but I do like the movies. I just don't feel like it's necessary to digest the same info twice while I go through these. -NotS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishers64 Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Web of Shadows novelisation is 5000 times better than the WoS movie. Legends of Metru Nui was about the same, MoL was better than its novelization in some respects. 1 Hero Factory RPG | Bionicle Mafia XXIX: Storyline & Theories Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Smith Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 (edited) Time Trap is my favorite of the novels, but for the sake of variety, I'll go with Dark Destiny. So much happens in it. We got to see Karzahni in all its weirdness, and find out a bit about where the Toa canisters came from. The Toa Nuva managed to escape the Piraka, but promptly got attacked by the Matoran resistance. Brutaka and Axonn get introduced. And Jaller and crew turn into the Inika at the end. Plus a bunch of other stuff I'm too lazy to type out. All in all, a very entertaining book. Web of Shadows novelisation is 5000 times better than the WoS movie. Really? I have it, but I don't think I ever read it because I figured it would be pretty close to the movie. Looks like I have some reading to do. Edited September 16, 2014 by John Smith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
25K Now! Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 (edited) Web of Shadows does flesh things out a lot better. EDIT: The novel. Edited September 16, 2014 by Onarax http://vimeo.com/198967785 BZPRPG Profiles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nidhiki of the Shadows Posted September 16, 2014 Author Share Posted September 16, 2014 Time Trap is my favorite of the novels, but for the sake of variety, I'll go with Dark Destiny. So much happens in it. We got to see Karzahni in all its weirdness, and find out a bit about where the Toa canisters came from. The Toa Nuva managed to escape the Piraka, but promptly got attacked by the Matoran resistance. Brutaka and Axonn get introduced. And Jaller and crew turn into the Inika at the end. Plus a bunch of other stuff I'm too lazy to type out. All in all, a very entertaining book.Yeah, I remember Dark Destiny being particularly intense. It was interesting that in 2006, a lot of the main story in the first half could only be found in the books, and I was really happy to read about the Nuva again in some form. -NotS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
25K Now! Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Dark Destiny was definitely pretty good. Karzahni was pretty scary when I was a kid. http://vimeo.com/198967785 BZPRPG Profiles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toa Smoke Monster Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 With the Toa Nuva, Piraka, Metru Nui Matoran, Takanuva, Axonn, Brutaka, the Voya Nui Matoran resistance, Karzahni, and that crazy Matoran of Light all in the same book, I felt that Dark Destiny did a great job showing off all of these characters. Spider Man 3 could've learned a lesson about character development from it. Dark Destiny is a really great book, though my favorite Bionicle book would be either Maze of Shadows, Time Trap, or Downfall. Everyone is one choice away from being the bad guy in another person's story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nidhiki of the Shadows Posted September 16, 2014 Author Share Posted September 16, 2014 With the Toa Nuva, Piraka, Metru Nui Matoran, Takanuva, Axonn, Brutaka, the Voya Nui Matoran resistance, Karzahni, and that crazy Matoran of Light all in the same book, I felt that Dark Destiny did a great job showing off all of these characters. Spider Man 3 could've learned a lesson about character development from it. Dark Destiny is a really great book, though my favorite Bionicle book would be either Maze of Shadows, Time Trap, or Downfall. Indeed, and in such a limited number of pages too! -NotS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
25K Now! Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Really, the early Legends books are some of my favourites. http://vimeo.com/198967785 BZPRPG Profiles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nidhiki of the Shadows Posted September 16, 2014 Author Share Posted September 16, 2014 (edited) Yeah I agree. After, it got a little messy. I like Legacy of Evil but it kind of broke up the story too much. It was all going in one continuous format and then BOOM here's a backstory of these bad guys you'll rarely see again. Kind of off. City of the Lost kind of suffered from this as well, but it had the excuse of being the first book of the Mahri saga. -NotS Edited September 16, 2014 by Nidhiki of the Shadows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Click Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 A better question is whose favorite book isn't Time Trap? Honestly, it's one of the few I've read, but Tales of the Masks was pretty good too. ~ Corpus Rahkshi: Fang | Hoto | Tube | Tear | Canvas | Garrotte | Reda BZPRPG: Azusai | Mitsuri The Scarabax Library | Flickr | Deviantart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
25K Now! Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Yeah. It should've been more continuous. http://vimeo.com/198967785 BZPRPG Profiles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toatapio Nuva Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Time Trap is obviously one of my favourites, but Voyage of Fear and Web of the Visorak also deserve recognition, imo. Overall, the Adventures books with the Toa Metru adventures were really great and actually managed to keep together a consistent storyline while giving each Toa of the team plenty of time in the spotlight. Earlier and later books did not succeed in giving all characters equally awesome moments. My BZPRPG profiles - Viima, Lai Lai Kirgan, Jarkale, Hile, Tuli + Kavala, Khervos, Thira Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reya Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 (edited) There is already a topic for this that can be found here:http://www.bzpower.com/board/topic/14108-what-was-your-favorite-bionicle-novel-and-why/ Edited September 16, 2014 by Reya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makaru Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 There is already a topic for this that can be found here: http://www.bzpower.com/board/topic/14108-what-was-your-favorite-bionicle-novel-and-why/ Thanks, Reya. Topic closed. Spoiler Alert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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